True Grit
About this book
True Grit is Charles Portis' most famous novel--first published in 1968. It tells the story of Mattie Ross, who is just fourteen years of age when a coward going by the name of Tom Chaney shoots her father down in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and robs him of his life, his horse, and $150 in cash money. Mattie leaves home to avenge her father's blood. With the one-eyed Rooster Cogburn, the meanest available U.S. Marshal, by her side, Mattie pursues the homicide into Indian Territory. True Grit is eccentric, cool, straight, and unflinching, like Mattie herself. From a writer of true cult status, this is an American classic through and through.
Reader Profile
4.3/5 · 405 readers · 218 pages · ≈ 4 h 02 m · Moderate
How long does it take to read True Grit?
About ≈ 4 h 02 m — 218 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is True Grit?
218 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is True Grit?
It sits on the Westerns, Fiction shelves.
Has True Grit been made into a movie or TV show?
Yes — screen adaptations include True Grit (2011), True Grit (2010), True Grit (1969).
Is True Grit in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who wrote True Grit?
Charles Portis.